Microsoft Invents New Kinect Feature Called the “Seekbar” — At this year's CES, Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer revealed that Kinect was coming to the PC - and on February one they introduced Kinect for Windows. Even though we're not quite sure what Kinect for Windows will offer PC users …

A Farewell Ahoy — Thanks For Everything, TechCrunch — It isn't easy to feel sad when you're standing in front of a 14-foot ape who's wearing a polo shirt, a backwards baseball cap, and, for reasons only its designer could explain — no pants. And yet, there I was. — Actually, “sad” would be an understatement.

Microsoft Office 15 apps to include ‘touch mode’ — Summary: The coming Office 15 client apps all seem to be getting a new ‘touch mode’ button that will enable them to work better on touch-centric devices. — It looks like Office 15 client apps are going to get more touchy …

Google may enter tablet market with 7-inch design — Google is set to dip its toes in the tablet market with a 7-inch design later this year, says an analyst. — The Google tablet would be in the same size class as Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet. — Wondering when Google is going to jump into the tablet fray?

Facebook Shakes Hardware World With Own Storage Gear — Facebook's hardware team is now building storage gear — while decorating the walls at the company's new HQ in Menlo Park, California. Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired.com — Facebook already built its own data center and its own servers.

Apple wants to reinvent keyboards, making them even thinner — Apple could make its notebook computers and keyboard accessories even thinner and lighter with a brand new take on the classic input method. — Apple's interest in reinventing the keyboard was revealed in a new patent application discovered this week by AppleInsider.

Netflix: no plan to support BlackBerry, PlayBook — (Reuters) - Online and mail-order video company Netflix has no plans to bring its streaming service to Research In Motion's PlayBook tablet. — “We don't have any current plans to support BlackBerry devices, including PlayBook,” …

Google Drive Will Support Third Party Apps — Back in November 2010, a comment from the Google Docs source code revealed some new features that will be available: third party apps, Cloud Print integration and sync. — It turns out that the upcoming Google Drive release will add support …

Chill: It's Like Pinterest For Video — Pinterest has been blowing up all over the Internet. Pinterest is focused on images, although you can pin videos too. Chill however is a video-only pinboard site, which is its differentiation. — Based in Los Angeles, the site launched in its current iteration one month ago.